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Submission + - A real chance for 3rd party politics

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grapeape

on Tuesday May 15, 2007 @10:34AM

grapeape writes: "New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has confided that he is ready to make a run for president, and is willing to spend $1 Billion to do it. Described as fiscally conservative but socially liberal, could this be the candidate that the moderate majority has been looking for? http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070515-1 23142-3314r.htm"

Submission + - The End of Rebates?

Submitted by on Wednesday August 23, 2006 @03:57PM

grapeape writes: Smartmoney.com has an interesting article discussing the status of the mail-in-rebate. Several chains such as Office Max have completely eliminated rebates while other others like Staples and Microcenter have gone the internet route and simplified the rebate process with online submission and tracking. Just when things seemed to be improving, Rhode Island enacted a law which requires retailers give printed rebates upfront, leaving the store to do the paperwork for them. Connecticut is now working on a similar bill. How are manufactures likely to respond? Is this the end of the Mail-In-Rebate or just the beginning of a more consumer friendly version?

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